Abenaki language
Algonquian language
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Abenaki (Eastern: Alənαpαtəwéwαkan, Western: Alnôbadôwawôgan) is an endangered Eastern Algonquian language of Quebec and the northern states of New England. The language has Eastern and Western forms which differ in vocabulary and phonology and are sometimes considered distinct languages.
Geographic
distributionQuebec, New Brunswick, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire; Canada, United States
distributionQuebec, New Brunswick, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire; Canada, United States
| Abenaki | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Quebec, New Brunswick, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire; Canada, United States |
| Ethnicity | 1,800 Abenaki and Penobscot (1982)[1] |
Native speakers | 14 Western Abenaki (2007–2012)[2] Last fluent speaker of Eastern Abenaki died in 1993.[2] |
| Linguistic classification | Algic
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | aben1250 (Abenaki) |
| People | Alnôbak (Wôbanakiak) |
|---|---|
| Language | Alnôbadôwawôgan |
| Country | Ndakinna Wabanaki |
Vocabulary
The English word skunk, attested in New England in the 1630s, is probably borrowed from the Abenaki seganku.[3]
See also
- Abenaki people
